Experience Sociology 5th Edition byDavid Croteau, William Hoyne
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s, Tara Stamm
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Experience Sociology 5th Edition by David Croteau
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Chap 1. Sociology in a Changing World.
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1) Which.concept.describes.the.processes.of.seeing.and.understanding.the.connections.between.indi
viduals.and.the.broader.social.contexts.in.which.they.live?
A) structural-functionalist. theory
B) social.viewpoint
C) sociology
D) sociological. perspective
2) Shaheen.grew.up.in.the.middle.class..For.school,.she.volunteered.at.a.soup.kitchen.and,.for.the.fir
st.time,.met.individuals.her.own.age.who.had.grown.up.in.poverty..Instead.of.dismissing.these.i
ndividuals.as.lazy,.she.sought.to.understand.what.social.forces.worked.to.shape.her.life.different
ly.from.those.she.met.at.the.soup.kitchen..This.is.an.example.of
A) everyday. sociology.
B) the. sociological. perspective.
C) a.social.viewpoint.
D) doing.sociology.
3) A.sociologist.would.understand.the.phenomena.of.poverty.by.examining
A) why.individuals.fail.to.find.jobs.that.pay.more.
B) the.ways.that.employment.is.structured.
C) individuals'.race,.class,.and.gender.
D) the.neighborhood.an.individual.lives.in.
4) A.sociological.understanding.of.homelessness.would.include.all.of.the.following.EXCEPT
A) an.individual's.social.status.
B) the.local.employment.structures.
C) an. individual's. personal. failures. at. locating. work.
D) stratification.in.the.society.an.individual.lived.in.
,5) Who.used.the.term."sociological.imagination".to.describe.a.way.of.viewing.the.connections.indi
viduals.have.to.their.social.worlds?
A) Karl.Marx
B) Max.Weber
C) Emile. Durkheim
D) C..Wright.Mills
6) The.systematic.study.of.the.relationship.between.individuals.and.society.is.called
A) psychology.
B) anthropology.
C) sociology.
D) political.science.
7) Which.of.the.following.statements.regarding.sociology.is.false?
A) We.need.a.systematic.way.to.comprehend.the.processes.that.make.up.social.life.
B) We.need.to.understand.not.only.how.we.make.sense.of.the.world.but.how.other.peop
le.do.so.as.well.
C) The.idea.that.people.must.play.the.cards.they.are.dealt.in.life.is.consistent.with.a.socio
logical.perspective.
D) You.have.to.be.a.professional.sociologist.to.look.at.the.world.from.a.sociological.pers
pective.
8) In.order.to.understand.our.lives,.sociologists.would.argue.that.we.need.to
A) examine.the.contexts.in.which.we.live.
B) explore.the.motives.behind.our.actions.
C) examine.the.way.we.interact.with.others.
D) explore.the.ways.in.which.other.people.live.
9) Sociologists.would.study.all.of.these.topics.EXCEPT.for
A) why.people.commit.crimes.
B) how.children.learn.about.gender.
C) how. personality. develops.
D) why.homelessness.exists.
, 10) Julian.and.his.friends.like.to.watch.movies.together..One.movie.focused.on.a.young.Black.man.
who.rose.out.of.poverty.by.playing.basketball..His.friend.N'Cola.commented.that.there.would.be.
no.poverty.if.poor.people.simply.tried.to.find.employment..Julian.said.that.the.solution.to.povert
y.was.not.that.simple.and.that.N'Cola's.understanding.of.how.poverty.worked.was.mistaken..W
hat.is.the.problem.with.N'Cola's.argument?
A) It.ignores.the.context.of.broader.social.conditions.
B) It.uses.the.sociological.perspective.
C) It.ignores.the.rules.of.sociology.as.a. discipline.
D) It.views.an.individual.problem.as.a.social.problem.
11) Maria.wants.to.write.a.paper.for.her.college.class.that.explores.how.married.couples.divide.hous
ehold.chores..She.wants.to.argue.that.gender.shapes.how.couples.share.housework..Given.her.t
opic.and.argument,.her.class.is.a.part.of.what.discipline?
A) psychology
B) sociology
C) statistics
D) economics
12) To.what.group.of.research-based.disciplines.does.sociology.belong?
A) the.research.sciences
B) the.humanities
C) the.hard.sciences
D) the.social.sciences
13) Which.of.the.following.questions.would.a.sociologist.ask?
A) How. does. collecting. government. assistance. impact. future. employment?
B) How.can.politicians.use.government.assistance.policies.in.their.campaigns?
C) What.are.the.personalities.of.individuals.on.public.assistance?
D) How.do.different.societies.define.and.respond.to.crime?